Accessory mounting apparatus

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to an accessory mounting apparatus. 
     The present invention provides an accessory mounting apparatus for being fastened to an accessory mounting rail mounted on a firearm so as to mount accessories including a mounting cover which has a first fastening groove fastened to one side of the accessory mounting rail and a mounting base which is connected to the mounting cover and has a second fastening groove fastened to another side of the accessory mounting rail, wherein the mounting base has an accessory mounting means for fixing a variety of accessories.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to an accessory mounting apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to an accessory mounting apparatus which, when a variety of accessories such as a flashlight are mounted on a body such as a firearm, may be easily attached to and detached from, a variety of accessories may be mounted on, and is configured so that mounted accessories are prevented from being removed from a firearm even under poor condition.

BACKGROUND ART

A rail structure for mounting various accessories such as a flashlight, a sight, etc. on a firearm is included in a firearm. The rail is referred to as the picatinny rail. The picatinny rail is known as the MIL-STAND-1913 rail or STANAG 2324 rail. The picatinny rail is a bracket which may be used on any firearms so as to provide a standardized mounting platform. A dedicated mounting apparatus or an adaptor is required to mount accessories on the picatinny rail. A conventional adaptor for the picatinny rail only uses one dedicated adaptor for one accessory. For example, a dedicated adaptor for a flashlight is only used to mount a flashlight on a firearm. Also, another dedicated adaptor for a sight is only used to mount a sight. The above-mentioned conventional adaptor is produced in such a manner that the adaptor has coarse thickness and size. In addition, a mounting position is limited, so that it may be inconvenient for a user to use a firearm after accessories are mounted on the firearm using the adaptor.

Accordingly, an accessory mounting apparatus of the picatinny rail which a variety of accessories may be mounted on, accessories may be easily mounted on, has a compact size, and has a variety of mounting positions for accessories is needed to be developed.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

The object of the present invention is applied to solve the defects in the related art, and is to provide an accessory mounting apparatus which a variety of accessories may be mounted on, accessories may be easily mounted on, and has a compact size and is strongly mounted on so as not to make a user feel inconvenience in using a firearm when accessories are mounted.

Technical Solution

In order to accomplish the above-mentioned object, a first aspect of the present invention provides an accessory mounting apparatus comprising: a mounting cover including a first fastening groove which has a length corresponding to the width of an accessory mounting rail as well as a determined width and is formed in a lower portion to be fastened to one side of the accessory mounting rail, a connecting groove which is formed in an upper portion to be connected to a mounting base, and one or more first threaded holes which are formed in a lower portion to face an upper portion; a mounting base including a connecting projection which has a length longer than the length of the mounting cover and is formed in a lower portion to be inserted into the connecting groove of the mounting cover, a second fastening groove which is longitudinally formed in a lower portion of the connecting projection to be fastened to another side of the accessory mounting rail, one or more second threaded holes which are formed in a position adjacent to the connecting projection, and an accessory mounting portion which is longitudinally formed in an upper portion and has one or more mounting holes as well as at least one long mounting slot hole and a determined width; one or more bolts which are inserted into the first threaded hole of the mounting cover and the second threaded hole of the mounting base after the connecting projection of the mounting base is inserted to the connecting groove of the mounting cover so as to couple the mounting cover and the mounting base together; and one or more fixing bolts which are inserted into the one or more mounting holes as well as the at least one mounting slot hole of the mounting base to mount accessories.

Advantageous Effects

According to the present invention, it is effectively achieved that a variety of accessories may be mounted on an accessory mounting rail using one adaptor, only the mounting base or the mounting cover may be changed to mount special accessories, accessories are easily mounted, and although accessories are mounted on a firearm, a user does not feel inconvenience in use because of a compact size.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a front side of a configuration of an embodiment of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a rear side of a configuration of an embodiment of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view of explaining a used state of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a configuration of another embodiment of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS IN THE DRAWINGS

100: mounting cover

200: mounting base

300 a, 300 b: fastening bolts

400 a, 400 b: lock washers

500 a, 500 b: fixing bolts

Mode for Invention

Hereinafter, embodiments of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention comprises: a mounting cover 100 including a surface 120 which has a length corresponding to the width of an accessory mounting rail as well as a determined width and is exposed when being mounted on the accessory mounting rail, a mounting surface which faces the accessory mounting rail, a first fastening groove which is formed in a lower portion to internally protrude and is fastened to one side of the accessory mounting rail of a firearm, a connecting groove which is longitudinally formed in an upper portion, one or more first threaded holes which are formed in a lower portion and face towards an upper portion, one or more threaded grooves which are formed in the mounting surface to be straightly extended from the first threaded holes; a mounting base 200 including a connecting projection which has a width longer than the width of the mounting cover 100 and is formed in the center of a lower portion to be inserted into the connecting groove of the mounting cover 100, a second fastening groove which is formed in a lower portion of the connecting projection in a width direction to be fastened to another side of the accessory mounting rail, one or more second threaded holes which are longitudinally formed in a position adjacent to the connecting projection, an accessory mounting portion which is formed in an opposite side of the second fastening groove in a determined length, and one or more mounting holes as well as at least one mounting slot hole which are formed in the accessory mounting portion; one or more fastening bolts 300 a and 300 b which are inserted into the one or more first threaded holes of the mounting cover 100, the one or more threaded grooves, and the one or more second threaded holes of the mounting base 200 to couple the mounting cover 100 and the mounting base 200 together and to fasten the connected mounting cover and mounting base to the accessory mounting rail of a firearm; look washers 400 a and 400 b which are inserted onto the fastening bolts 300 a and 300 b to prevent the fastening bolts 300 a and 300 b from being loose; and one or more mounting bolts 500 a and 500 b which are inserted into the one or more mounting holes as well as the at least one mounting slot hole in the mounting base 200 to fix accessories to the accessory mounting portion.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a front side of a configuration in a state in which a mounting cover and a mounting base of an embodiment of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention are connected with each other. In addition, FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a rear side of the configuration. As illustrated in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the accessory mounting apparatus comprises: a mounting cover 100 including a surface 120 which has determined length and width, a mounting surface 125 which is a rear side of the surface 120, a first fastening groove 110 which is formed in a lower portion of the mounting surface 125 to internally protrude and is fastened to one side of an accessory mounting rail of a firearm, one or more first threaded holes 140 a and 140 b which are formed in the lower portion and face towards an upper portion, one or more threaded grooves 160 a and 160 b which are formed in the mounting surface 125 to be straightly extended from the one or more first threaded holes 140 a and 140 b, and a connecting groove 150 into which a connecting projection 215 of the mounting base 200 is inserted to be connected; a mounting base 200 including a second fastening groove 210 which is formed in a lower portion of the connecting projection 215 in a direction that crosses at right angles to the mounting cover 100 and is fastened to another side of the accessory mounting rail in combination with the first fastening groove 110 of the mounting cover 100, one or more second threaded holes 230 a and 230 b which are formed in a position adjacent to the connecting projection 215 to penetrate the second fastening groove 210 and make a straight line along with the one or more first threaded holes 140 a and 140 b as well as the one or more threaded grooves 160 a and 160 b of the mounting cover 100, an accessory mounting portion 220 which is longitudinally formed in a position in which the second fastening groove 210 is formed at a determined downward angle so as to mount accessories, and one or more mounting holes 240 a and 240 b as well as at least one mounting slot 250 which are formed in the accessory mounting portion 220 to fix accessories; and one or more fastening bolts 300 a and 300 b which couple the mounting cover with the mounting base together by penetrating the one or more first threaded holes 140 a and 140 b, the one or more threaded grooves 160 a and 160 b, and the one or more second threaded holes 230 a and 230 b in a state in which the connecting projection 210 of the mounting base 200 is inserted into the connecting groove 150 of the mounting cover 100.

A user fixes an accessory to be mounted to the mounting base 200, when using the accessory mounting apparatus of embodiments of the present invention. Here, when the accessory to be mounted is, for example, a flashlight, the user places threaded holes of the flashlight on the mounting holes 240 a and 240 b or the mounting slot hole 250 formed in the accessory mounting portion 220 of the mounting base 200, and then fixes the flashlight to the accessory mounting portion 220 by tightening the fixing bolts 500 a and 500 b.

After that, the user places the mounting surface 125 of the mounting cover 100 to face an accessory mounting rail of a firearm, and inserts one side of the accessory mounting rail into the first fastening groove 110. And then, the user inserts the connecting projection 215 of the mounting base 200 into the connecting groove 150 of the mounting cover 100, and fastens the second fastening groove 210 of the mounting base 200 to another side of the accessory mounting rail. After that, the fastening bolts 300 a and 300 b pass through the first threaded holes 140 a and 104 b as well as the threaded grooves 160 a and 160 b of the mounting cover 100, and are tightened at the second threaded holes 230 a and 230 b of the mounting base 200 so that bolt joint is completed.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration in a state in which a mounting cover and a mounting base of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention are connected with each other. As illustrated in FIG. 4, an accessory mounting apparatus comprises: a mounting cover 100 including a surface 120 which has determined length and width, a mounting surface 125 which faces an accessory mounting rail, a first fastening groove 110 which protrudes from a lower portion of the mounting surface 125 in a V-shape to be fastened to one side of the accessory mounting rail, and a connecting groove 150 which is formed in a cut-out portion corresponding to the shape of the connecting groove 150 to be connected to an inserted connecting projection 215 of a mounting base 200; and a mounting base 200 including a second fastening groove 210 which has a shape corresponding to the first fastening groove 110, and is fastened to another side of the accessory mounting rail in a state in which the connecting projection 215 is inserted into the connecting groove 150 of the mounting cover 100, an accessory mounting portion 220 which is longitudinally formed in an opposite side of the second fastening groove 210 and has a determined width, and a recess for inserting a fixing bolt 255 which is formed in a rear side of the accessory mounting portion 220.

The mounting base 200 is configured to have a determined angle to the mounting cover 100 which is vertically erected in a state in which the connecting projection 215 and the connecting groove 150 are connected with each other.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of explaining a used state of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 5, for example, a flashlight is fixed to an accessory mounting portion 220 of the mounting base 200 using a fixing bolt, a first fastening groove 110 of the mounting cover 100 is fastened to one side of an accessory mounting rail 610 mounted on a firearm 600, a connecting projection 215 of the mounting base 200 is inserted into a connecting groove 150 of the mounting cover 100, and a second fastening groove 210 of the mounting base 200 is fastened to another side of the accessory mounting rail. In this fastened state, the flashlight is mounted using fastening bolts 300 a and 300 b which pass through first threaded holes as well as threaded grooves of the mounting cover 100 and second threaded holes of the mounting base 200 so that bolt joint is completed.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a configuration of another embodiment of an accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 6A is a view illustrating an embodiment of a structure 170 for hang a gun sling to a surface of a mounting cover of the present invention. FIG. 6B is a view illustrating an embodiment of a structure 180 for hang a variety of rings to a surface of a mounting cover of the present invention.

A conventional accessory mounting apparatus has to have a dedicated adaptor used to hang, for example, the gun sling, while an accessory mounting apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention may be configured to mount a variety of accessories on a surface of the mounting cover or to perform additional functions. Therefore, according to the present invention, a variety of accessories may be mounted through one accessory mounting apparatus, and additional structures are also provided to a surface of a mounting cover, so that a volume for mounting an accessory may be reduced.

The embodiments as described above correspond to some of a variety of embodiments of the present invention. An accessory mounting apparatus of the present invention comprising a mounting cover which is fastened to one side of an accessory mounting rail and a mounting base which is connected to the mounting cover to be fastened to another side of the accessory mounting rail, and also providing a means which may fix a variety of accessories to the mounting base may be variously embodied, which is naturally incorporated into the spirit and scope of the present invention. 

1. An accessory mounting apparatus for being fastened to an accessory mounting rail mounted on a firearm to mount accessories, comprising: a mounting cover which provides a first fastening groove fastened to one side of the accessory mounting rail; and a mounting base which is connected to the mounting cover and provides a second fastening groove fastened to another side of the accessory mounting rail, wherein the mounting base provides an accessory mounting means to which a variety of accessories may be fixed.
 2. The accessory mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting cover comprises a surface which has a length corresponding to the width of the accessory mounting rail as well as a determined width, a mounting surface which faces the accessory mounting rail when the mounting cover is fastened to the accessory mounting rail, and a connecting groove which is longitudinally formed in an upper portion so as to be connected to the mounting base, and the first fastening groove is longitudinally formed and protrudes from a lower portion of the mounting surface.
 3. The accessory mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein threaded holes are respectively formed in the mounting cover and the mounting base so as to couple the mounting cover and the mounting base together using fastening bolts, and bolt joint is completed in such a manner that bolts are inserted into threaded holes formed in a lower portion of the mounting cover and then into threaded holes of the mounting base.
 4. The accessory mounting apparatus of claim 3, wherein threaded holes are formed in a mounting surface of the mounting cover so that the bolts may pass through.
 5. The accessory mounting apparatus of claim 2, wherein the mounting base comprises a connecting projection which is inserted into the connecting groove of the mounting cover to be connected to the mounting cover, an accessory mounting portion which is used to fix accessories, and one or more mounting holes as well as at least one mounting slot hole which are formed in the accessory mounting portion, and the second fastening groove is formed in a position facing the first fastening groove of the mounting cover in a state in which the connecting groove is inserted into the connecting groove.
 6. The accessory mounting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting base is inclined at a determined angle to the mounting cover which is vertically erected in a state in which the mounting cover is connected to the mounting base.
 7. The accessory mounting apparatus of claim 2, wherein a structure for mounting accessories is further formed on the surface of the mounting cover. 